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Colour

#ADD12B

  • #ADD12B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADD12B is a green with RGB values 173, 209, 43 and HSL 73°, 66%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADD12B#ADD12B
HEX#ADD12B
RGBrgb(173, 209, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8196, 0.1686
RGB percentages67.8%, 82%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(73, 65.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73, 79.4%, 82%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 79.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,275
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD12B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#522ED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.4Green yellow · ΔE 26Yellow · ΔE 31.6Olivedrab · ΔE 32.7Gold · ΔE 35.5Limegreen · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F2BD1
Analogous#D1A22B, #5AD12B
Triadic#2BADD1, #D12BAD
Split complementary#2B5AD1, #A22BD1
Tetradic#2BD1A2, #4F2BD1, #D12B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6D2
Lighter +30%#DEEDA8
Lighter +20%#CEE47E
Lighter +10%#BEDC53
Darker −10%#8AA722
Darker −20%#677C1A
Darker −30%#445211
Darker −40%#212808
More saturated +25%#BFF10C
Less saturated −25%#9BB24B

Channel breakdown

R173
G209
B43
Red173 (67.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue73.01°
Saturation (HSL)65.87%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D1 · B 2B

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